Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-27
UNCLE SANS NAVY.
INK INTEREST rAXEs IN IT BY THE
PUBLIC.
Cast Of Putting the Navy on First
Glass Photographed
News Notes.

IRON Our Regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 26.-Mr. Her
i,crt chairman of the Committee on
naval Affairs, SAYS that the great i'm
tcr,st taken by the whole public in the
rehabilitation of the navy has had It's
,llcet on the committees of Congress
M have the matter in charge. To
ul,cc our navy on first-class footing,
ropal IN that Of England. would require
eiOO. 900. 600. hut $50, 900, 900 would be
Sufficient for the United States, as We
arc ;solated from the European con
t1sls. and simply desire to act IN
self-defcnco. The Committee on Naval
Affairs have given the subject OF reor-
gon;nng the navy the greatest thought,
and have a number Of plans under con
.,1,n.tion The matter Of cOast-defencc
Is before the Appropriations Commit
Tee Mr.. Ryan, of that committee,
.tat,s that it Is their purpose to ASK Tor
sven or eight millions, not " tie eX-
ncndod IN the old way-masonry and
partbworks but in shore batteries and
tnrpcloes Mr.. Randall, the chair
man Of That great committee, says
that the trouble has been IN respect To
improved guns When that Is settled
There will be no hesitation IN appro-
priating all the money needed 10
b,uld ships and also 10 establish suif-
cicut naval plant. Altogether the out
look IA good, these gentlemen all state,
for the early construction Of an Ameri-
can navy ample for all our purposes.
In MI these questions | can state, on
pcraonal observation, that Mr.. Wise is
abrrasa Of his committee colleagues
and the friends in the House of naval
reorganization.
Colonel Cabell drafted the internal
revenue features of the new revenue
measure. He is chairman Of the COM
uittce having the subject in charge.
LABOR.
The senate Committee on Agriculture
rcportod back to-day with amendments
fine Til organizing the Department of
Labor The leading feature of the
amendments is that which transfers the
Signa. Bureau from the War Depart
n,rut ~ tie new department 1t makes
fine compensation of the chief officer
Si..AO.
RIVER AND HAIBOR.
The opposition to the river and har-
b1r bill has been very active The fight
wn. made at every step, and filibuster-
ING tactics as well ia dilatory amend
mcnts were resorted TO. The leader of
the ants WAS Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa
It's believed by gentlemen who ought
70 be- Informed that Senator Brown will
soon open his batteries on the manage
mcnt Of our relations with Mexico. II
Is IN regard to the seizure of the Re
becca 10y the Mexican Government.
The correspondence between the two
Governments has been asked for by the
Senator
The Abingdon public-building bill,
AZ amended, has passed the Senate.
The bill, with others, WIS reported by
Mr. Malone The first amendment in
serts u provision after the first section
That such other or new site shall not be
located east Of the site now owned by
the United States. a second section IL
added, in effect that the further sum OF
$25, 900 is appropriated.
"TRmUTE. "
I'm the Senate this morning early the
sensation was large floral Tyre on the
desk Of Mr. Riddleberger az a reward
ior his services in opposing the retalia-
tory bill of Mr.. Edmunds on any treaty
with Great Britain. Mr.. Riddleberger
has not been IN his sect since these
efIorts, and hence the tribute will per
haps first reach him through the press
Mr.. 1rgg reported fayorably from
the War Claims Committee the Senate
Till for the relief OF General Henry Ii.
Sibley's legal representatives..
The Harrisonburg publlc-Lullhng
bill was reported fayorably III the
House this morning.
BRIEFS.
A letter from Admiral Porter was
printed i'll this mornings Record.
Among the harbOrs named rs defence
less are Hampton Roads and Whining
ton.
Senator Vance reported fayorably to-
day ~ neutrality-suspicious. bill affect
ing the District Of Columbia.
Colonel Green presented the papers
in the war-claim Of Joseph Wilson, OF
Sampson county, \. c.; also, the pa
pers IN the war-claim of Mrs. NJ. A.
Foy, of Pender county, n. G. These
papers were appropriately referred.
Mr.. A. NJ. Bowman, of Saltville,
Russell county, is i'll the city, Interested
IN the passage of the pleuro-pneumona
bill.
Rev. John ID. Stanford, of kenans-
Vile, \. c., was in the members gal
lcry this morning.
General Black, Commissioner OF Pen
SONS. left for Illinois this afternoon to
Sc his mother, who Is very Ill.
POSTAL.
Post office sites: AtEdgewater, Gray
son county, Va, and at Pond, Guilford
county, ~. c. The latter is also changed
t. StOckdale.
\ new post-oflice is established at
Sl,pmrd's, buckingham county, Va,
Moliic 5. Jones, postmaster at An
drcw-, Burke county, \. c., Lew II.
Haskins. postmaster ut Oriental, Pam
leo county, Lewis b. Midget, post
Muster
Postmasters commissioned at other
Offices Alice G.. Denton, Junction
Va. Ebert T.. Hedrick, Pittsville, Va.
Washington Notes.
10y telegraph 10 the Dispatch
WASHINGTON, January 26.-The Pre-